Criminology

PART 1 UNDERSTANDING CRIMINOLOGY

Chapter 1 The Changing Boundaries of Criminology
Chapter 2 Defining Crimes and Measuring Criminal Behavior
Chapter 3 Schools of Thought throughout History

PART 2 EXPLANATIONS OF CRIME AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

Chapter 4 Biological and Psychological Perspectives
Chapter 5 Strain and Cultural Deviance Theories
Chapter 6 The Formation of Subcultures
Chapter 7 Social Control Theory
Chapter 8 Labeling, Conflict, and Radical Theories
Chapter 9 Theories of Crime, Place, and Victimization

PART 3 Types of Crimes

Chapter 10 Violent Crimes
Chapter 11 Crimes against Property
Chapter 12 White-Collar and Corporate Crime
Chapter 13 Public Order Crimes
Chapter 14 International and Comparative Criminology

PART 4* A CRIMINOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Chapter 15 Processes and Decisions
Chapter 16 Enforcing the Law: Practice and Research
Chapter 17 The Nature and Functioning of Courts

Chapter 18 A Research Focus on Corrections

* Part 4, Chapters 15–18, are only available on CREATE: http://create.mheducation.com.